Robert Stockdill

The Body Shop operates about 100 stores in Australia and is said to be the most profitable international arm of the stricken business.

Research shows spending on food will account for the largest share of spending in the Christmas lead-up, accounting for $26.7 billion.

Online fashion marketplace The Iconic has dissolved 69 staff roles, equivalent to 6 per cent of its workforce. All of the roles are at the head office level and some of the impacted staff may be redeployed to other parts of the business.

Fashion label Alice McCall is to be wound up after the company failed to restructure debt and reduce its store footprint during the Covid crisis.

Australian retail sales are on the rise — but new research suggests growth is being driven by inflation, not by consumers buying more. 

Dominique Lamb has resigned as CEO of the National Retailers Association (NRA), amid concerns about the association's possible ties to the vaping industry.

Workers' union SDA is seeking backpay and compensation for more than 250,000 current and former staff of McDonald’s it claims have been systematically denied 10-minute rest breaks. 

Draft legislation set to be introduced to South Australia’s state Parliament would allow retailers to open two hours earlier on Sundays, at 9am.

Billed a little misleadingly as “One-Day Delivery”, Amazon says the initiative will see Prime members receive their goods the following day “on eligible items” with an order cut-off time “which can be as late as midnight”.

Good & Fugly was launched two years ago as a social enterprise to collect produce that would otherwise go to waste, selling it directly to consumers, usually on a subscription basis.

Modibodi will join Essity's existing brands in the sector, including Libresse, Bodyform, Saba and Tom Organic. 

The parent of House of Fraser and Sports Direct, Frasers Group, has bought a 28.7% stake in the local subsidiary of Australian-headquartered fashion marketplace owner MySale.